Some
45,000 Palestinians living in the Shuafat refugee camp and the suburbs
of Ras Shehadeh, Ras Khamis, As-Salam and Anata in Jerusalem have had
their water cut off for nearly three days.
Middle East Monitor 6 Mar — Some 45,000 Palestinians living in the
Shu‘afat refugee camp and the suburbs of Ras Shehadeh, Ras Khamis,
As-Salam and Anata in Jerusalem have had their water cut off for nearly
three days. The residents said Israel’s water company Gihon started by
gradually reducing the water supply nearly two weeks ago until it
stopped entirely. A member of Shu‘afat’s popular committee; Khaled
Al-Khalidi said on Wednesday that 23,000 refugees had no access to water
for three days while the residents of Ras Shehadeh; Ras Khamis,
As-Salam and ‘Anata have been without water for 20 days. Al-Khalidi
demanded “UNRWA, the camp’s service provider, to fulfil its obligations
towards the refugees and prosecute the Jerusalem municipality and Gihon
to oblige them to return the water supply.” Al-Khalidi pointed out that
“UNRWA and Jordan signed an agreement in 1956 to provide water service
to the Palestinian refugees without charge and in 1967 the Israeli Civil
administration joined the Convention…”
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